Don M. Snider – författare

Lead your people to excellence using the time-honored values of one of America''s most successful institutions

As one of America''s most honored institutions, West Point has produced some of the greatest leaders in the history of the nation--and the world. For almost a century, West Point''s men and women have been both informed and inspired by the "Cadet Prayer"--a simple but profound set of moral precepts for those who aspire to realize in their lives and work as leaders the ideals and principles of West Point.

Imagine if business had a similar compass for leadership . . .

Using the "Cadet Prayer" and the Academy''s developmental model as a foundation, U.S. Army veteran and West Point professor Don M. Snider and his colleagues lay the groundwork for achieving leadership success in any business. Snider''s assertion is this: In leadership, moral character comes first. Without it, skills, competence, and even vision are useless. Here are just a few of the leadership axioms from the "Cadet Prayer":

Strengthen and increase our admiration for honest dealing and clean thinking Make us to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrongEndow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is noble and worthyGuard us against flippancy and irreverence in the sacred things of lifeGrant us new ties of friendship and new opportunities of service

Honesty. Transparency. Loyalty. Service. These aren''t "soft" traits. The''re the nuts and bolts of quality leadership. They''re the hallmark of authentic leadership for the sake of it. And they are the rock-solid foundation on which stand leadership success and all that comes with it.

"In leadership," Snider writes, "being precedes doing." This timeless truth is the first step toward leadership excellence in any walk of life. The Warrior''s Character will take you the rest of the way.

West Point''s nondenominational "Cadet Prayer" has instilled the values of moral leadership in its cadets for nearly 100 years. In The Warrior''s Character, Retired U.S. Army Colonel Don Snider and his colleagues provide a look into West Point’s development of leaders of character through the moral precepts found in the prayer and the Army''s seven primary, timeless values:

LOYALTY * DUTY * RESPECT * SERVICE * HONOR * INTEGRITY * COURAGE

All added up, they form the foundation on which great leadership is built—in the military, in business, in life. The Warrior''s Character provides the inspiration and knowledge you need to become the best leader possible. Embrace the lessons inside and lead your people and organization to greatness.

American Civil-Military Relations offers the first comprehensive assessment of the subject since the publication of Samuel P. Huntington's field-defining book, The Soldier and the State. Using this seminal work as a point of departure, experts in the fields of political science, history, and sociology ask what has been learned and what more needs to be investigated in the relationship between civilian and military sectors in the 21st century. Leading scholars-such as Richard Betts, Risa Brooks, James Burk, Michael Desch, Peter Feaver, Richard Kohn, Williamson Murray, and David Segal-discuss key issues, including:* changes in officer education since the end of the Cold War;* shifting conceptions of military expertise in response to evolving operational and strategic requirements;* increased military involvement in high-level politics; and* the domestic and international contexts of U.S. civil-military relations. The first section of the book provides contrasting perspectives of American civil-military relations within the last five decades.The next section addresses Huntington's conception of societal and functional imperatives and their influence on the civil-military relationship. Following sections examine relationships between military and civilian leaders and describe the norms and practices that should guide those interactions. The editors frame these original essays with introductory and concluding chapters that synthesize the key arguments of the book. What is clear from the essays in this volume is that the line between civil and military expertise and responsibility is not that sharply drawn, and perhaps given the increasing complexity of international security issues, it should not be. When forming national security policy, the editors conclude, civilian and military leaders need to maintain a respectful and engaged dialogue. American Civil-Military Relations is essential reading for students and scholars interested in civil-military relations, U.S. politics, and national security policy.

American Civil-Military Relations offers the first comprehensive assessment of the subject since the publication of Samuel P. Huntington's field-defining book, The Soldier and the State. Using this seminal work as a point of departure, experts in the fields of political science, history, and sociology ask what has been learned and what more needs to be investigated in the relationship between civilian and military sectors in the 21st century. Leading scholars-such as Richard Betts, Risa Brooks, James Burk, Michael Desch, Peter Feaver, Richard Kohn, Williamson Murray, and David Segal-discuss key issues, including:* changes in officer education since the end of the Cold War;* shifting conceptions of military expertise in response to evolving operational and strategic requirements;* increased military involvement in high-level politics; and* the domestic and international contexts of U.S. civil-military relations. The first section of the book provides contrasting perspectives of American civil-military relations within the last five decades.The next section addresses Huntington's conception of societal and functional imperatives and their influence on the civil-military relationship. Following sections examine relationships between military and civilian leaders and describe the norms and practices that should guide those interactions. The editors frame these original essays with introductory and concluding chapters that synthesize the key arguments of the book. What is clear from the essays in this volume is that the line between civil and military expertise and responsibility is not that sharply drawn, and perhaps given the increasing complexity of international security issues, it should not be. When forming national security policy, the editors conclude, civilian and military leaders need to maintain a respectful and engaged dialogue. American Civil-Military Relations is essential reading for students and scholars interested in civil-military relations, U.S. politics, and national security policy.

Få utomstående har insyn i militär verksamhet. Det är ett förhållande denna bok syftat till att ändra på. I de tre föregående Uppdragsböckerna har militärer med egna ord beskrivit vad de gör, när de gör de som de tränats för.Vilka uppdrag ska hanteras? Vad möter dem, och vilka utmaningar ställs de inför? Hur ser det yrkeskunnande ut som härbärgerar både förmågan att bruka dödligt våld men också förmågan att skapa relationer, förtroende och samarbete?I den här boken bidrar elva olika forskare utifrån skiftande perspektiv, med sina reflektioner över militär yrkespraktik, dess möjligheter och dess utmaningar.